As a result of the slide, silt and dirt continues to make their way downstream, clouding the waterway.

Source: https://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/article_e1197516-d56e-11ed-befc-4313cb784168.html

But working my shovel into the heavy silt, it immediately dawned on me that “clean up” was much easier to talk about than do, and this would probably take months to accomplish.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/07/30/bruce-lyndes-chelseas-true-colors-shine-through/

Drill down far enough and you'll find layers of those old microbes that were trapped under that silt, so long ago.

Source: https://k2radio.com/when-the-top-of-the-bighorns-was-at-the-bottom-of-the-sea/

Dubbed “LochNSX,” the crusty old Acura comes complete with massive damage to the passenger-side A-pillar, all of the corrosion you’d expect from sitting submerged in water for two decades, and yup, plenty of mud and silt.

Source: https://jalopnik.com/first-gen-nsx-in-river-20-years-restoration-helix-auto-1850268049

In the Dominican Republic, the 80,000 kilowatt Tavera Hydroelectric Project, the country’s largest, was completed in 1973; by 1984, silt behind the dam had reached a depth of eighteen meters and storage capacity had been reduced by 40%.

Source: https://theava.com/archives/223158

Mr Waring said that this is creating a natural build-up of silt from decaying products.

Source: https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23915275.radipole-lake-dredging-petition-gets-support-anglers/?ref=rss

On one side the bottom of the pond is being filled with silt, and on the other side encroachment is taking place on the bank.

Source: https://www.weeklyblitz.net/news/bokaros-pools-dry-in-the-scorching-heat-there-is-an-outcry-for-water/

Responding to questions on the disappearance of small carts used by sweepers on the roads, MD/CEO, LAWMA, Ibrahim Odumboni, said: “The carts being used years back were for sweepers to sweep and pack silt, while working along their routes.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/outcry-as-residents-cleaners-convert-oke-afa-canal-to-dumpsite/

Soils high in silt feel smooth or floury.

Source: https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/15/nothing-more-than-feeling-how-to-determine-soil-texture-by-feel-and-ribbon-method/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nothing-more-than-feeling-how-to-determine-soil-texture-by-feel-and-ribbon-method

The delivery of silt and clay is a normal and common seasonal event in almost all rivers, and in fact the minerals delivered (calcium, silicon, carbon, sulfur, phosphorus) are the base of the food pyramid for fish and people.

Source: https://theava.com/archives/232344

The funding also contributed to the installation of a silt trap near the outflow from the ski lake into Brookfoot Lake.

Source: https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/environment/over-ps100000-boost-to-improve-fisheries-across-yorkshire-including-grant-for-brighouse-lake-4166227

The glacial silt has left a rich but often wet valley bed, perfect for bird watching.

Source: https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/23833658.walk-buckden-grassington-limestone-country/?ref=rss

The nutrient-rich silt of Galicia's chilly Atlantic estuaries -- known as rias -- is normally fertile ground but not after extended periods of heatwaves and abnormally heavy rainfall.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/spain-galicia-struggles-mass-shellfish-dieoff.1074126

“These include installing soil erosion control measurers (silt fencing), completing land balancing, completing restoration of the site, and potentially adding a drain tile.

Source: https://bellevilleareaindependent.com/vbt-to-clear-trees-from-former-ford-property/

“The silt that comes from the wash water will more or less go straight to the pond and it would just fill up in a shorter time than nature would let happen,” Jackson explained, emphasising the potential rapid ecological disruption.

Source: https://antiguaobserver.com/old-road-residents-want-answers-over-massive-land-clearing/